Cites Vital Role Stow Airport Plays In Aviation
Infrastructure

Environmental Tectonics Corporation has confirmed the successful
factory acceptance testing of the first G-FET II equipped as an
Authentic Tactical Flight Simulator (Model ATFS-400).
Over the past two years ETC has developed and produced the G-FET II
for a Southeast Asian customer, a project that has produced the
world's most advanced tactical flight simulator. The G-FET II is
the only human rated centrifuge in service today that is capable of
providing the precise variable G cues (forces caused by maneuvering
the aircraft) needed for realistic air combat training for fighter
pilots.

Hughes A269A May Not Have Been Airworthy

NTSB investigators now think a tail-rotor problem forced a
Hughes A269A to crash in Franklin County (NC), killing a deputy
last month. But worse, county officials say it's possible the
aircraft never should have been flying in the first place.

Caravan That Went Down In Lake Erie Was Overweight

The Canadian Transportation Safety Board reported Tuesday a
Cessna 208B Caravan that went down in Lake Erie last January,
killing 10 people, was about 15-percent over its maximum weight.
Although the C-TSB says weight was probably a factor in the
accident, it has not been ruled as the cause.

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Flight After LASIK Surgery

by Dr. Erwin Samuelson, AME and Jon Thornburgh, CFI
This is the second in a series of articles about aviation
medicine. The first article discussed the precautions a pilot
should take after using Viagra. This article will discuss the
ramifications of laser eye surgery.

D-Day Vets Plan To Jump Over Normandy -- Without US
Army's Permission

An Ohio veteran who wants to re-enact the D-Day airborne jump
into Nazi-occupied France is fed up with waiting for permission.
Howard Greenberg of Bay Village, along with ten other WWII vets are
jumping -- with or without permission from the US military.

Both Targeted American Airlines

Two American Airlines flights -- one from Philadelphia and one
from Boston -- were grounded and searched Wednesday. In each
instance, passengers were removed from the aircraft before the
flight was allowed to continue. In one case, the flight didn't
continue -- but was cancelled.

"The Army still wants no part of it," said Richard Mandich,
Return To Normandy Association president. "But the French
government gave us the OK to jump on June 7, so that’s what
we are going to do. I have to admit it makes us feel like
second-class citizens. It’s our last chance to make this
statement. I don’t think we’ll be doing this jump on
the 70th anniversary of D-Day."
Source: Richard Mandich, Return To Normandy
Association president, who, along with some ten other WWII vets,
had hoped to parachute into Ste. Mere Eglise to mark the 60th
anniversary of the D-Day invasion later this week. The Army,
however, worried that the oldsters are too fragile for such a feat,
has refused to grant them permission for the drop. So, they went
around

For Sale: Hangar Wanted

Wanted To Buy: CAP Sqdn. looking for hangar or hangar to share.
We lost our home. McKinney Texas. Very cheap or 100% tax writeoff.
Can assist with hangar and basic aircraft maint. as part of the
deal. Please help our cadets. Erik 972-422-5141 or erik_ernst@hotmail.com
Looking for Used, will pay up to
$100.00

Named Bell's H-1 Program Director

Kevin Connell, a 25-year aerospace industry veteran has been
named H-1 Program Director for Bell Helicopter. Connell, most
recently Bell's Executive Director, Commercial Programs replaces
Chris Becker, who has decided to leave Bell for another position in
the aerospace industry.

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CEO Abruptly Announces Resignation

Petroleum Helicopters announced that its Chief Executive Officer
and President, Lance F. Bospflug, has resigned as CEO and President
at the end of May. A back-dated news release to ANN said Bospflug
resigned for "personal reasons."

AD NUMBER: 2004-11-01
MANUFACTURER: Raytheon
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-11-01
SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness
directive (AD), applicable to certain Raytheon Model BAe.125 series
800A (including C-29A and U-125 variant) and 800B airplanes; and
ModelHawker 800 (including U-125A variant) and 800XP airplanes;
that requires a functional test of the engine fire extinguishing
wiring for the appropriate installation; verification of the
correct wiring connector installation; correction of wiring if
necessary; and installation of new marker bands.This action is
necessary to prevent incorrect wiring of the engine fire
extinguisher bottles, which could result in one or both fire
exti

SpaceShipOne Makes Suborbital Attempt June 21

It's nothing short of grand history. Scaled Composites'
privately-developed rocket plane will launch into history on June
21 on a mission to become the world’s first commercial manned
space vehicle. Investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen and
aviation legend Burt Rutan have teamed to create the program, which
will attempt the first non-governmental flight to leave the
earth’s atmosphere.